The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-20
TROUBLE IN HONOLULU.
A Revolution Threatened in the Sand.
witch Islands.


A dispatch from San Francisco to the
New York Times says: News from Homo
lulu, brought here by the steamer Australia,
which arrived to-day, shows that the gov
eminent there has been searching for and
OBTAINING arms on the ground of public
safety. 1t is claimed that the people have
become exasperated at the Kings action in
fortifying the palace walls and taking in
supplies of ammunition there, and that the
American and British residents have APP
pealed to their respective governments for
protection, and have asked that man-of-
war be ordered to Honolulu. 1t was even
rumored that revolution has begun.
Rev. DR.. j. A. Crusean, who has been in
Honolulu for several years and who re-
turned ON the Australia, said: "When
left Honolulu on June the place was in a
condition of seething discomfort. but the
King had not been deposed. What has
happened since of course, ] don't know nor
do | believe any one else outside of Homo
lulu has any accurate information. Every
body in the islands had agreed that some
change ought to anu must at once take place
in the mode of government. The Chinese,
am told, have been arming themselves of
late with rifles and revolvers. A rife corps
has also been organized by the whole popu-
lation of the island, ostensibly for target
tented people in Honolulu There are two
Chinese companies there, one of
which paid the King $4,000
for the opium monopoly, $4,000 of
which was turned over to the Treasury and
the relnaing $50 900 retained by his Majesty
as "backsheeth." The, other company also
paid $75, 600 to the impecunious King.
During the reign of the fourth King a bill
was presented to him for his approval by
oix 10 bs oh
lished. In furious rage he tore the docu-
ment containing the radical innovation into
pieces, remarIiing as he did so that he would
have no man in Honolulu bigger than him
self OF the $4,000 inhabitants of the CAPT
tai about 5000 are white. During my stay
in the island / was pastor of the Fourth
Street Congregational church. which was
the English and Americans attended
on Sunday. l have come to the Pacific
slope to remain and shall not return to Hon
olulu.
j. ID. Spreckels, President of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, who has not been on
friendly terms with the Hawaiian govern
ment, owing to business conflicts, said: "Af
fairs are almost in a revolutionary stage on
the islands. The extravaganza and misman-
agement of the kingdom of Kalakaua have
created feeling of great dissatisfaction
among the foreign residentSs \pd would
not be surprised at some ves arriving
with news Of such state of afNrs." The
palace, he says, has been lTicaded
and supplied with arms and \ammu-
milton, and citizens of 9TH coun-
tries have gone so far ton ] on
their home government u sen6s pen
of-war for their protection. AS instances
of the extravaganza there, Mr.. Spreckels
stated that $4,000 had been expended on
the funeral of the Kings sister and $4,000
in fitting out as a man-of-war tub of a
steamer which had been purchased origi-
nally for $4,000, the remaining 10000
being expended ON her equipment. In re-
spouse to inquiries, Mr.. Spreckels said the
roads on the islands were in bad condition
and in need of repairs, and that the harbor
needed dredging, none of which necessary
improvements were receiving attention.